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The Best Episodes of Biography

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Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Biography Season 1 Episode 11 - Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death

    S1:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Biography Season 1 Episode 14 - Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused

    S1:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Biography Season 3 Episode 43 - Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People

    S3:E43

    A portrait of "Old Hickory," President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), from his Tennessee law days through his military career to his tenure as the seventh U.S. President. Included: interviews with historians. Monte Markham is the narrator.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Biography Season 5 Episode 7 - Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

    S5:E7

    A history of the case

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Biography Season 18 Episode 9 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Arnold Schwarzenegger

    S18:E9

    Biography on the Action Legend from 2003.

    Director:Kevin Knoblock
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Biography Season 6 Episode 13 - Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America
    9.2/10(191 votes)

    #6 - Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America

    S6:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Biography Season 1 Episode 3 - Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

    S1:E3

    A profile of orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-95), who campaigned against slavery, discrimination and other injustices directed against blacks. Douglass, a former slave himself, also helped run the Underground Railroad, a series of safe houses for escaped slaves.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Biography Season 10 Episode 27 - RFK: His Many Sides
    8.8/10(147 votes)

    #8 - RFK: His Many Sides

    S10:E27

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Biography Season 11 Episode 22 - Peter O'Toole: Acting Out Loud
    8.8/10(115 votes)

    #9 - Peter O'Toole: Acting Out Loud

    S11:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Biography Season 1 Episode 13 - Frederick Douglass
    8.7/10(110 votes)

    #10 - Frederick Douglass

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Biography Season 6 Episode 5 - Caligula: Reign of Madness
    8.6/10(140 votes)

    #11 - Caligula: Reign of Madness

    S6:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Biography Season 11 Episode 1 - Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds
    8.6/10(104 votes)

    #12 - Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds

    S11:E1

    Born into a famous family of talented, but troubled actors, Drew Barrymore overcomes turmoil to become a Hollywood superstar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Biography Season 6 Episode 16 - Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch
    8.5/10(132 votes)

    #13 - Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch

    S6:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Biography Season 10 Episode 2 - Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
    8.5/10(129 votes)

    #14 - Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

    S10:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Biography Season 11 Episode 33 - Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad
    8.5/10(129 votes)

    #15 - Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad

    S11:E33

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Biography Season 9 Episode 25 - Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
    8.4/10(168 votes)

    #16 - Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    S9:E25

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Biography Season 10 Episode 17 - General George Patton: A Genius for War
    8.4/10(96 votes)

    #17 - General George Patton: A Genius for War

    S10:E17

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Biography Season 10 Episode 21 - Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
    8.4/10(121 votes)

    #18 - Joseph Stalin: Red Terror

    S10:E21

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Biography Season 1 Episode 10 - Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
    8.3/10(127 votes)

    #19 - Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France

    S1:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Biography Season 6 Episode 12 - Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic
    8.3/10(112 votes)

    #20 - Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic

    S6:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Biography Season 7 Episode 44 - Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody
    8.3/10(111 votes)

    #21 - Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

    S7:E44

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Biography Season 11 Episode 26 - Ida Lupino: Through the Lens
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #22 - Ida Lupino: Through the Lens

    S11:E26

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Biography Season 11 Episode 31 - Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    #23 - Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge

    S11:E31

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Biography Season 11 Episode 32 - William Holden: An Untamed Spirit
    8.3/10(123 votes)

    #24 - William Holden: An Untamed Spirit

    S11:E32

    Peter Graves narrates this account of the life and career of William Franklin Beedle, Jr., from his 1918 birth, in O'Fallon, Illinois, to his formative years in Monrovia and South Pasadena, California, where William enters Pasadena Playhouse to begin his acting career for which he would later become famous as screen star William Holden.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Biography Season 11 Episode 14 - Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

    S11:E14

    Get behind the mask of Mankind - all about Mick Foley, from his beginnings to his success in the WWF.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death" is the best rated episode of "Biography". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/15/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused".